Zoning, building permits and septic rules in Adams Township, Michigan

Adams Township’s own rules

• Manufactured homesLimited

  Mobile home parks in the R residential district inside Adams township (special land use only).

  • Mobile home parks are a special land use in the R district, available only after special land use approval under chapter 14.
  • Mobile home parks must have public sewer and water if available.
  • The extracted text does not state whether a single mobile home on an individual lot is allowed in A-R, R-R or R districts; that was not established.

  “a. mobile home parks (public sewer and water shall be provided ifavailable).”

• Mandatory utility hookupWater and sewer (with conditions)

  Two-family dwellings in the R residential district inside Adams township.

  • Applies to two-family dwellings listed as permitted in the R district, not to single-family homes.
  • The parenthetical reads 'public sewer and water shall be provided if available', which is a conditional availability rule.

  “e. two-family dwellings (public sewer and water shall be provided if available).”

• Subdividing landRegulated (with conditions)

  Site condominium subdivisions inside Adams township limits.

  • Site condominium subdivisions must meet the zoning district requirements, including minimum lot size, minimum setbacks and minimum floor area.
  • Must meet the subdivision design standards and improvement requirements of the Adams township subdivision regulations, as amended, if any (the text itself says 'if any', so the existence of separate subdivision regulations was not confirmed).
  • Documented review by the Hillsdale County road commission, drain commissioner, health department, Michigan Department of Transportation and Michigan Department of Natural Resources is required.
  • The township clerk must receive a copy of the recorded master deed; the township is not responsible for maintenance of nondedicated portions.

  “all site condominium subdivisions shall meet the requirements of the zoning district in which it is located, including minimum jot size, minimum setbacks, and minimum floor area.”

Still unanswered

We looked and could not find an official answer yet. Silence is not permission; ask Adams Township or Hillsdale County directly.

• Building permit — New residential construction inside Adams township limits
• Owner-builder exemption — Owner-builder construction inside Adams township limits
• Building code adopted — Construction inside Adams township limits
• Inspections — Inspections of new construction inside Adams township limits
• Certificate of occupancy — Occupancy certificates for new homes inside Adams township limits

Each answer was extracted from an official source and independently re-checked against that source by a second reviewer. That is an evidence check, not legal advice. Rules change; confirm with the authority before you buy or build.